Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 11272 (2026)

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This chapter applies to: [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

1. Maine. A person who commits criminal conduct and is sentenced in this State on or after January 1, 2013 as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult for that criminal conduct and that criminal conduct is a Tier I offense, Tier II offense or Tier III offense; and

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

2. Other jurisdictions. A person who commits criminal conduct and is sentenced in another jurisdiction for that criminal conduct on or after January 1, 2013 as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult:

A. For an offense that requires registration in the jurisdiction of conviction pursuant to that jurisdiction's sex offender registration laws or that would have required registration had the person remained there; [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

B. For an offense that contains the essential elements of a Tier I offense, Tier II offense or Tier III offense; or [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

C. For a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to:

(1) The federal Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Jacob Wetterling Act, Section 170101 of the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, as amended; or

(2) The federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248, 42 United States Code, Chapter 151. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 2016–2020 · leading case: State of Maine v. Timothy M. Hunt, 2016 ME 172 (Me. 2016).

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State of Maine v. Timothy M. Hunt, 2016 ME 172 (Me. 2016). “34-A M.R.S. § 11272(1). In ways not relevant to this appeal, portions of SORNA have been amended since Hunt’s conviction and sentencing.”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

State of Maine v. Andrew L. Seamon, 2017 ME 123 (Me. 2017). “§ 11203(7)(A), (8)(A). [¶29] SORNA 2013 applies to a person who has committed certain criminal conduct after January 1, 2013, and is sentenced for that conduct after January 1, 2013.”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

Abukar v. Maine State Bureau of Identification (Me. Super. Ct 2020). “" 34-A M.R.S. § 11272(1). A "'Tier III offense' means a conviction for a Class B or Class A crime under" chapter 11 of Title 17-A, which includes § 255-A.”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 11272(1) — 6 cases

State of Maine v. Timothy M. Hunt, 2016 ME 172 (Me. 2016). “34-A M.R.S. § 11272(1). In ways not relevant to this appeal, portions of SORNA have been amended since Hunt’s conviction and sentencing.”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

State of Maine v. Andrew L. Seamon, 2017 ME 123 (Me. 2017). “§ 11203(7)(A), (8)(A). [¶29] SORNA 2013 applies to a person who has committed certain criminal conduct after January 1, 2013, and is sentenced for that conduct after January 1, 2013.”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017). “§ 255-A(1)(E-1) and requires lifetime registration. 34-A M.R.S. § 11203(7)(A), (8)(A).”

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